Attachment for water-closet flushing-tanks.



J. D. ROCKWDLL.

APPLICATION FILED SLPT.19, 1902.

No MODEL..

'PATLNTDD MAR. s1, 190s.

PATBNTEDMAR. s1, 1903. J. D. ROCKWELL. l ATTACHMENT PoR WATER cLosBTTLUSHING TANKS.-

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES D. RocKwELL, oF NEw YORK, N. Y1

ATTACHMENT FOR WATER-CLOSET FLUSH|NG|TANKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 7l24,209,"dated March31, 1903. Application filed September 19, 1902. Serial No. 124,099. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may. concern,.-

Beit known that 1, JAMES D. RooKwELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments forWater-Closet Flushing-Tanks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to attachments for wa-V ter-closet flushing-tanks;and it has for its object the provision of a receptacle containing adisinfectin g and deodorizing fluid which will be discharged into theiiushing-tank before it is emptied and will consequently be conveyed bythe water therein to the place where it is needed when the closet is inuse.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle forcontaining either a disinfecting or a deodorizing fluid or one combiningboth qualities and in connection therewith an automaticallyactuatedspout which dips into the fluid contained in the receptacle and remainsin such position while the iiushing-tank is being discharged.

A further object of the invention is the provision, in connection withsaid receptacle and spout, of means controlled byv the rise of iluid inthe flushing-tank for tilting the spout, and thereby causing it todischarge its contents dipped up from the fluid in the receptacle intothe flushing-tank while the latter is full.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myinvention shown in position upon a water-closet ilushing-tank. Fig. 2 isa transverse vertical section on line so of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asectional view like Fig. 2, showing a modified formof spout; and Fig. 4:is a perspective view of themeans forv adjustably holding the spoutshownin Fig. 3.

Like numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates an ordinaryflushing-tankffor a water-closet, and 6 a receptacle, which may be ofany desired kind and form, shown as seated upon the top of the tankbetween cleats or strips 7`, although it may be differently supportedand may be located independently of the tank in any suitable position,if desired. This tank is shown as of a iliary receptacle 10, into whichthe iluidcontained in the tank liows through the opening 9. Y

Fitted for rocking movement in openings formed in the side walls ofreceptacle 10 is a shaft 12, having a crank 12 at one end, and to thisshaft is secured a spout 13, flanged upon its sides andrear end and openat the front extremity t0 permit of the discharge of the liquid dippedup from receptacle 10. Forward of its pivot the spout is weighted, as at14in any desired manner, and to the crank 12 is attached a chain orother connection 15, securedrat its opposite extremity to a float 16,which rises and falls with the fluid in the flushing-tank.V 4,

As the tank is Iemptied the float of course falls, and as itpreponderates over the weight 14 the crank-shaft 12 will be rockedy andthe spout 13 will be brought to the position indicated by dotted linesiu Figs. 2 and3, with its rear closed portion immersed in thedisinfecting and deodorizing fluid of auxiliary receptacle 10. As theiiushing-tank is filled, however, the float rises, and its weight uponcrank-shaft 12 is therefore relieved, thereby permitting the weight 14to become effective to tip the spout and cause the latter to dischargeits contents into the flushing-tank. In this way a quantity ofPdisinfectant is always discharged into the llushing-tank while thelatter contains a supply of water, and` time is afforded for it topermeate and commingle with the contents of the flushing-tank before thecloset is flushed, thus permitting the aromatic properties of thedisinfectant to prevail when the elosetis inf/and out of use.

In the modified form of spout illustrated in Fig. 3, a block 17,perforated at 17', is secured to the crank 12, and a spout 18 of formsuitable to fit the` perforation in block 17 is adjustably secured insaid perforation by a screw 19, said spout having a spoon-shaped end 20,which dips into the disinfecting liquid. 'By adjusting the spout 18 inor out of the perforation in block 17 the amount of disinfecting fluid.to be employed may be con-- ICO veniently regulated and waste of thesame therefore prevented.

In filling the receptacle 5 it is turned on its side with the aperture 9vertical, and liquid is poured in until it is full, after which thereceptacle is placed in its normal position, the disinfecting iluidrising in auxiliary receptacle 10 to the level of aperture 9 on aprinciple well known and utilized in connection with inkstands,poultry-fountains, thc.

Receptacle 5 and auxiliary receptacle 10 may either be made integral ofvitreous or cast material or of sheet metal, as requirements maysuggest.

By throwing the disinfecting and deodorizing fluid into the water as theflushing-tank fills the water is always impregnated with a fixedquantity thereof, and the vapor therefrom permeates the air, renderingit free from all unhealthful and obnoxious odors, and when the closet isflushed with this impregnated fluid all objectionable results incidentto the use thereof are obliterated.

In practice when the flushing-tank is full the connection between thecrank-shaft and the float should just reach from said shaft to the fioatwhile the outer end of the spout is down, and therefore when the waterrecedes in the tank for flushing purposes the float dropping with itwill actuate said crank-shaft and throw the spout to the position shownby dotted lines in Fig. 2, with its flanged end immersed in thedisinfectant in position to dip up a fresh charge thereof when the waterrises to fill said tank.

My invention is not limited to any particular means for actuating thespout to discharge disinfecting fluid into the water as it rises in thefiushing-tank nor to a weight for dumping said spout, for various meansmay be employed as substitutes for those shown without departuretherefrom. Furthermore, it is not limited to the use of a disinfectingor disinfecting and deodorizing liquid, for pulveru lent material may beemployed, if desired.

.will tilt and discharge its contents into liquid in said tank.

2. The combination, with a flushing-tank, of a receptacle; acrank-shaft; a spout actuated by the crank-shaft; a ioat; means connecting the crank-shaft and float, and adapted to throw one end of thespout within the receptacle as the float falls; and means for tiltingthe spout when the float is sustained by the liquid in theflushing-tank.

3. The combination, with a receptacle, of a rock-shaft; a block securedto the rock-shaft; a spout adjustably connected to the block; a tank; afloat in the tank; and a connection between the oat and the rock-shaft.

el. The combination, with a receptacle, of a rock-shaft having an arm; atank; a float in said tank; a spout overbalanced at its delivery end,and connected to the rock-shaft; and means for connecting the float tothe arm of the rock-shaft, whereby when the float rises the spout willtilt and discharge its contents.

5. The combination, with a receptacle, of a rock-shaft mounted thereon;a perforated block secured to said rock-shaft; a spout adjustable in theperforation of the block; a device for clamping said spout in place; atank; a float in said tank; and means for connecting the ioat androck-shaft.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES D. ROCKWELL.

Witnesses:

MARTHA L. CHRISTIE, PATRICK J. WALSH.

